Cost of living comparison
Niger is 68.3% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Niger instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 31.1% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.39
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.12
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.10
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.75
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.46
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.69
|
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.28
|
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD115.96
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD164.85
|
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.14
|
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.30
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.50
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.86
|
$0.73
F CFA442
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.07
|
$0.56
F CFA340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.47
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.08
|
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,241.64
|
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,629,051.05
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.18
|
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD972.78
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,923.42
|
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,986.02
|
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,092.07
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,727.75
|
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,821.26
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
|
pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.42
|
$1.24
F CFA750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.84
|
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD152.96
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,339.03
|
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.66
|
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,256.09
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,064.36
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,563.75
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,334.63
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
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